Colour

#79D11C

#79D11C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#79D11C is a green with RGB values 121, 209, 28 and HSL 89°, 76%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#79D11C#79D11C

HEX#79D11C

RGBrgb(121, 209, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8196, 0.1098

RGB percentages47.5%, 82%, 11%

HSLhsl(89.2, 76.4%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.2, 86.6%, 82%)

CMYK42.1%, 0%, 86.6%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,983,388

CSS custom property--colour: #79D11C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#862EE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB936no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#78C8B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.1 Limegreen · ΔE 17.9 Green yellow · ΔE 19.3 Lawn green · ΔE 24.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 25.6 Pale green · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#741CD1

Analogous#D1CE1C, #1FD11C

Triadic#1C79D1, #D11C79

Split complementary#1C1ED1, #CF1CD1

Tetradic#1CD1CF, #741CD1, #D11C1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DDF7C2

Lighter +30%#C4F195

Lighter +20%#ABEB68

Lighter +10%#92E53B

Darker −10%#5FA416

Darker −20%#457710

Darker −30%#2B4A0A

Darker −40%#111D04

More saturated +25%#7AED00

Less saturated −25%#78B33A

Channel breakdown

R121

G209

B28

Red121 (47.5%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue89.17°

Saturation (HSL)76.37%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G D1 · B 1C

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